I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

She struck a really fierce pose.

"Go eat breakfast quickly."

Lu Ban made way for the exit of the restroom.

When Qin Tiantian returned to the living room, he looked around the bathroom. Lu Ban in the mirror seemed a little scared, and the hair under the drain was pulled back in.

After finishing breakfast, Qin Tiantian, still shaken, didn't linger and went straight home.

Lu Ban escorted her home and, at Qin Tiantian's instruction, memorized her house number.

Instead of rushing back, Lu Ban decided to take a walk around the neighborhood.

After all, the emergence of a serial killer is something that ordinary citizens like Lu Ban are very worried about.

What if one night when I go downstairs to throw out the trash it turns into wet waste?

Therefore, Lu Ban wanted to contribute to the safety of the community.

As he walked down the street, Lu Ban carefully observed the people around him and noticed that several of them were acting suspiciously.

Some of them look like a couple walking together, but in reality, they are looking around and not intimate at all.

Some of them looked like fruit vendors, but they didn't actually call out to anyone; they just sat there observing pedestrians.

Some appear to be waiting for someone, but in reality, they are not waiting at all; they are simply keeping a close watch on the surroundings.

That's very suspicious.

Lu Ban thought for a moment and decided to test the other party.

He arrived at the fruit stall and saw a lot of watermelons, which was unusual.

"Dude, how much is this melon per pound?"

Lu Ban asked a question.

"...Two yuan per pound."

The stall owner seemed a little taken aback, then turned his gaze away from the others and sat up straight.

"Is the rind of this melon made of gold, or are the melon seeds made of gold?"

Lu Ban tried to provoke the other party.

"Look at all these melons now, they're all grown in greenhouses. You think they're too expensive, and I think they're too expensive too."

The stall owner frowned slightly.

"Pick one for me."

Lu Ban looked around and was certain that the stall owner was not the real deal, because the market price for watermelons in Jiangcheng was three or four yuan per kilogram, and two yuan per kilogram was already considered very cheap.

How about this one?

The stall owner casually patted one of the watermelons.

Is this melon guaranteed to be ripe?

Lu Ban leaned closer and tapped the watermelon, making a crisp sound.

"I run a fruit stand, would I sell you raw melons?"

The boss expressed his disdain.

"I'm asking you, is this melon guaranteed to be ripe?"

Lu Ban persisted, making the boss's expression even more serious.

"Are you deliberately picking a fight? Do you want to or not?"

"If this melon is ripe, I'll definitely want it."

Lu Ban walked around and came to the boss's side, casually picking a chair to sit down.

"What if it's not familiar with it?"

"If it's not cooked, I'll eat it myself. Are you satisfied now?"

The shop owner's voice became somewhat irritable. Two passersby came up behind him. The shop owner put the melon on the scale and glanced at it.

"Fifteen catties, thirty yuan."

Just as Lu Ban was about to continue speaking, he saw two passersby suddenly approach and grab his wrists and shoulders.

At the same time, the melon vendor also took out a pistol and identification from his pocket.

"Don't move, police!"

"?"

A question mark appeared above Lu Ban's head.

Chapter 090 [The Final Work]

"Name."

"Why does it feel like the last time we had a conversation like this was just yesterday?"

"...Please cooperate, name."

“Lu Ban”.

"age."

"22 is old."

Lu Ban was being questioned at the police station again, and sitting opposite him were Chen Danshen and He Youwu, whom he had met before.

This somewhat familiar scene made people think that time had reversed.

"I understand."

After reciting his identity information again, Lu Ban suddenly seemed to realize something and said.

"What do you understand?"

He Youwu asked curiously.

"One of the three of us has the ability to put someone in a interrogation room."

Lu Ban said earnestly.

"...You read too many comics."

He Youwu felt that he shouldn't have asked this mental patient the question thirty seconds ago.

“We’ve deployed officers in areas where the suspect might appear; they’re all plainclothes police. Why would an ordinary citizen like you deliberately cause trouble for the police…”

Chen Danshen rubbed her temples.

"I also want to do my part to catch the murderer."

Lu Ban answered without hesitation.

"Protecting yourself is the biggest help you can give."

Chen Danshen refused.

"no problem."

Lu Ban nodded, and then said.

"However, officer, I think the criminal probably won't come back to this neighborhood."

"why?"

He Youwu subconsciously chimed in, then felt a pang of regret, realizing he shouldn't have gone along with the person.

“The places he committed the crimes in were located in different districts of Jiangcheng, so he probably won’t come back here.”

Lu Ban's simple analysis.

"But this kind of psychopathic killer could very well be killing for fun, and it's quite possible that he would return to the scene to check the situation."

He Youwu immediately retorted.

“If I were the criminal, wouldn’t dismembering the body be the only way to delay its discovery? There would be no need for me to go back to the scene of the body disposal and increase suspicion.”

Lu Ban answered as a matter of course.

"Furthermore, with so many surveillance cameras in Jiangcheng and so many crimes committed by the perpetrator, it's impossible that he wasn't caught on camera. You must have had specialists analyze the cameras and search for people who appeared on all of them at the same time. After all, crime scenes are scattered across various districts, and it would be very strange if one person frequently appeared on camera. But so far, there's no clear suspect. Is it possible that the perpetrator was never caught on camera at all, or..."

"—He's the kind of person who wouldn't be on the suspicion list even if he were photographed."

That makes sense.

Chen Danshen nodded repeatedly.

However, they are not from the Major Crimes Unit; they are just local police officers responsible for this area, and they only joined the investigation because of the case.

"So what kind of person do you think the criminal might be?"

He Youwu's curiosity prompted him to ask questions.

"I think he might have superpowers that ordinary people can't detect."

Lu Ban said very seriously.

"...Go home after you finish giving your statement. Don't go out alone at night."

He Youwu felt that it was really his mistake to have expectations of Lu Ban.

Lu Ban responded and answered a few questions briefly before leaving the interrogation room.

As soon as he stepped out of the house, he noticed that the poster on the wall that warned against "no sex chat" and warned of new types of online scams had been distorted.

The system's cold, indifferent text appeared on the blue poster.

Congratulations on completing your career development task!

Settlement will now commence.

[Mission Exploration Progress: 80%]

[Task Completion Status: Amazing]